Welcome to NMU Dining, we are excited to be your dining room while on campus.

Our goal is to provide our guests with a pleasurable dining experience while encouraging a balanced lifestyle, culinary exploration and community interaction. As you visit our website you will discover the variety of services offered by our staff and our eleven locations on campus. We ensure guest satisfaction by providing delicious, well-balanced meals, exceptional guest service and innovative award winning programs.

The universal language of food conjures thoughts of comfort, love and community. NMU Dining invites you to create new memories as you explore new culinary horizons.

Contact Us

Meet the Team

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Alexa Christensen

Director of Dining Services

alchrist@nmu.edu
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Derek Estes, CEC

Executive Chef

destes@nmu.edu
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Kathy Gischia

General Manager of Residential Dining

kgischia@nmu.edu
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T. Hamari

Assistant Director of Employment Operations

thamari@nmu.edu
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Sunny Putnam

Manager of Employment Operations and Training

sputnam@nmu.edu
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Brett Peterson standing in front of brick wall with NMU's torch logo.

Brett Peterson

Registered Dietician & Operations Manager, Commissary & Bakery

brepeter@nmu.edu
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Alli Cole

Marketing Manager

alask@nmu.edu
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Randy Keough

Retail Operations Manager, Fieras / Wildcat den Pub / Northern Gate

rakeough@nmu.edu
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Suzi Trdan standing in front of brick wall with NMU's torch logo.

Suzi Trdan

Retail Operations Manager, Sundre / Starbucks

strdan@nmu.edu
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Todd Martinson

Operations Manager, Northern Lights Dining

tmartins@nmu.edu
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Thomas Mochel

Operations Manager, Northern Lights Dining

tmochel@nmu.edu
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Josh LaMere

Operations Manager, Northern Lights Dining

jlamere@nmu.edu
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Chris Cooley

Retail Manager, Temaki / NOBA

chcooley@nmu.edu
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Michael Mitchell

Concessions Manager

mimitche@nmu.edu

John Eagle

Sr. Auxiliary Systems Administrator

jeagle@nmu.edu

Luke Guindon

Auxiliary Systems Specialist

lguindon@nmu.edu

Food Advisory Board

In Dining Services we value feedback from our students and strive to give them an exceptional dining experience. The Food Advisory Board is comprised of student representatives from each residence hall and ASNMU. Student representatives gather feedback related to campus dining from their peers and meet with Dining Staff at least once a semester to discuss the residential dining facilities and retail operations. 

Feedback is welcome by anyone at any time via email: dining@nmu.edu

Contact Information

Contact Us

Mailing Address

Dining Services
1401 Presque Isle Ave.
Marquette, MI 49855

 

906-227-2520